Filament 5*****

A cast of eight young performers provide an exceptional theatrical circus performance throughout this story about the trials and tribulations of growing up and discovering who you are.

The use of lighting coupled with an amazing soundtrack creates the perfect … Read More

Best Girl – Best Girl Productions – 4****

A new hour-long play by actress Christine Mackie, performed by her daughter Lois Mackie and directed by Kayleigh Hawkins in the intimate Cellar venue at the Pleasance, perfect for the dark themes and complex emotions explored in this engaging and … Read More

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd :- Dreamboat 4****

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd is fast becoming one of Scotland’s top comics so it was with much anticipation that I went to see his second hour long Edinburgh show. There is little extrovert about him, he is self-deprecating in the opening section … Read More

Njambi McGrath: Accidental Coconut 3***

Njambi McGrath is making her Fringe debut this year and is an engaging comic originally from Kenya. Having the confidence to persuade her audience nearer the front and the explanation of how the show title came about she is off … Read More

Harriet Dyer: The Dinosaur Show 4****

There is an internet meme, which starts ‘hits blunt,’ and is followed by an apparently silly question which may also contain much profundity. I imagine that could describe the process of devising this show: ‘hits blunt; what would happen if … Read More

Gabby Best: 10,432 Sheep 4****

From her Hollywood entrance, right through the end, and unto the bucket speech, this was a delightful quirk of a show. It’s about Ms Best’s insomnia, and how she thought her life would be by the time she was this … Read More

Jenny Collier: The Jen Commandments 3***

Most of this show is your basic common-or-garden stand-up; nothing fancy, just solid material delivered by an experienced performer. Where Ms Collier lights up – and to which her audience respond with burgeoning enthusiasm – is in discussing, in blunt … Read More

Gareth Waugh: Just Me …?! 4****

Local lad Gareth Waugh is following on from his last two critically acclaimed shows with the 2019 offering, and once again moving to a bigger room, yet still selling it out. That says plenty about the guy and his popularity. … Read More

Craig Campbell’s Joyful Pain 3***

It has been a couple of years since the amiable Canadian comic Craig Campbell has performed at the Fringe but he is back in one of his favourite places doing what he loves comedy at the Fringe.

Campbell is a … Read More

Shappi Khorsandi: Skittish Warrior… Confessions of a Club Comic 4****

Shappi Khorsandi seems to have been a stalwart of the comedy world for ages and it is always good to see her back in Edinburgh, even if it is only for a part run, as the finale of her tour.

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